Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

So after you came up with the images, did you run generate_header.sh and merge it with tiles.h?

You *did* read the documentation right?
;) - Sep 30 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

For the buttons, I would keep the height of the biggest button to be less than the height of the titlebar. Other than that, size is up to you. Alter the button sizes of the template and see what happens.

For rounding corners and transparencies (like the third screenshot) you have to adjust the masks by hand. Its up to you whether or not you want to make the png transparent. For reference I would, but the masks are handling transparencies. (FYI masks are handled and documented in your kwin/packagename.cpp file). - Sep 28 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

3468 downloads? And not one generated yet? Come on, all those window decoration concept / prototypes can be made now! - Sep 28 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

Created the pngs by hand from screenshots on deviantart.com of the element window decoration.

Thanks for the comments, what changes did you make to the script? - Sep 27 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

Somatic-Red. - Sep 26 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

Ooh, okay. I'll have to check out Glass when I can. Maybe you could point me to where I could look within your source? - Sep 26 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

I'm on Gentoo in 64 bit, I remember that enable-libsuffix option from my days with Fedora though. How quickly I forget things like that when moving to Gentoo. :)

Thanks too, I'll incorporate a check for a 64 bit version when I can. - Sep 26 2005
Gentoo 2005.1 GDM

GDM Themes by rufuseddy 5 comments

Victory is mine! - Sep 18 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

More specifically and to the point, it's just like AKDC. Fancy shmancy but with the color restrictions. Care to hack the engine for me? ;) - Sep 14 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

From what I can tell, the AKDC engine was about to include colorizing according to kcontrol but Rafael never got around to it. So currently there hard-coded to the PNGs.

So yeah, the color restriction is there but to be able to crank out window decorations from PNGs, fully native, is even simpler than the ice's decorations. And I've got the added benefits of transparency (screenshot 3). Something sorely missed in the kde icewm engine. - Sep 14 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

what are you comparing to kwin decorations?

the packages I generate? Because they _are_ kwin decorations... - Sep 14 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

I'm using the AKDC engine by Rafael Castillo Huggins under the QPL license. My intentions are to let gimp users who want to build KDE window decorations (i.e., me :) build full native packages based on the PNG images supplied. The end result is a tarball (non-binary, redistributable) to be configured and built. So essentially, if you can hack on the AKDC or any KWin engine for that matter, you've got a good start with this method. - Sep 13 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

That's exactly what it is. No frontends or anything but I'm pretty notorious for making things simple and easy to use.

I can currently generate a window decoration in the form of a tarball with a customized name. Once I get to a releasable version, it should be as simple as creating 26 individual PNG images used for the window borders and titlebars and running a script. - Sep 11 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

Icons are available here:
http://www.dlanham.com

Color scheme isn't anything special, its probably the hacked version of Lipstik you're looking at with interest. I could generate a patch for that. - Sep 09 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

Sure is! But the point is that hopefully I can come up with mechanisms that allow the gimps among us to create and port window decorations with limited if not 0% coding. - Sep 09 2005
Window Decoration Generator (decgen)

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by maitre 77 comments

You above all people should realize I didn't release anything. It's a prototype screenshot I wanted comments on.

Just like the icons on the desktop, I ported the windows decoration to KDE for my personal use. - Sep 09 2005
MetaTheme

KDE 3.5 Themes by jezek2 60 comments

Excellent man, you're going above and beyond gtk-qt-engine and taking things to the next level. You've got an excellent base, perhaps some gnome control center, kcontrol modules so the software is desktop-agnostic. Other than that, I'd personally like to see improved msstyles support. Keep up the good work! - Sep 02 2005
Debian mario

Wallpapers Debian by baskoffie 2 comments

[Insert generic warning about GPL usage here]

:) - Aug 21 2005
The Dark Penguin

Various KDE 1.-4. Styles by Dyne 19 comments

We need more dark themes. Not all of us KDE users are from the mickey mouse club...
Quick suggestion, try tweaking the "all" setting of your icons, maybe darken them up a bit or desaturate them? - Aug 21 2005
Vista

KDE 3 Color Schemes by dherik 7 comments

I agree man. Unfortunately, I'm hard-pressed to have KDE look as good in dark schemes as it does with light schemes. We need some color schemes and kstyles specifically made for us coders. - Aug 20 2005
Unique Desktop

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 3 comments

The font is space cowboy - www.fontz.de. but the rest of your questions are a really bad joke right? - Jun 21 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I appreciate it - believe me. Patches would be nicer but hey, who am I to nitpick. Anyway - I hope to resolve a lot of issues by switching engines. - Jun 18 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I think I'm going to have to quote the "rough around the edges" part in the description... - Jun 17 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

Try the "disable scrollbar border" option as well. And select the exact same color for the scrollbar grooves as you do for the scrollbar buttons. - Jun 16 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

David Lanham's icons.
http://www.dlanham.com - Jun 16 2005
KBFX Silk (KBFX 0.4.9.3.1)

Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements by sirajr 612 comments

You should be popping up the menu on the mouse pressed event, not the mouse released event.

What about the menu position location? I'd suggest popping the menu up at a position more closely relative to the applet, i.e., like kmenu. - Jun 05 2005
KXDocker GMount Plugin

Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements by stefano 3 comments

Howso? Figure out why it's happening in the Ubuntu forums or the global discussion here. You still really should be ready to compile something from source if you're hanging around kde-look. - Jun 05 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I would have a release date if I had help. I can do the coding and graphic work, but I've got an empty sourceforge website, no testers, no translators... :( So to answer your question, um, when 2.0 is ready it will be released. ;) - Jun 02 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

> Hi, I'm using this style right now and
> there are a few things I'd like to see
> improved.
>
> consider it suggestions, no demands :)
>
> 1. smaller configuration window

Already done in 2.0.

> 2. colored outlines for all widgets (not
> just buttons)

Be careful with your use of the word *all*. Maybe radios and checkboxes first?

> 3. sharper and more visible edges on
> radiobuttons, checkboxes and
> scrollbars

Scrollbars are done too. - Jun 01 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

Better yet - that's such a trivial thing to do - send a patch. :) - May 31 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

The focus rects I can do. I have to charge you for your second request. ;) - May 31 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I agree - I'm doing that in 2.0 right now. - May 29 2005
macos system7

Ice-WM Themes by netux 4 comments

Now if we can just make icwm themes on kde respect transparencies, we'd be all set. Doesn't baghira implement the old macos style as well? - May 25 2005
Glaze

Icon Sub-Sets by mart 48 comments

A suggestion to keep in mind - you're teetering on the brink of colors that are too vibrant. There's a big difference between viewing icons like these on CRTs versus LCDs and the like. Excellent style, keep up the good work. - May 19 2005
Sienna

KDE 3 Color Schemes by OneWingedAngel 2 comments

I don't recognize the windec, what is it? - May 17 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

Done. 2.0. - May 13 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

Good suggestion, thank you! - May 13 2005
OpenRoad

Wallpaper Other by trip 3 comments

Definitely a German road. The german roads are so distinctive looking, must be a pleasure to drive on. - May 07 2005
Gentoo Ebuild for *RAD.E8 Icons

Icon Sub-Sets by Praxxus 10 comments

Reference the kde-look.org page in the licensing section. - May 01 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

Nope. Just two BSD packages with the same version... ;) I fixed it. - Apr 30 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

Try CVS v. -- The scrollbars are smoothish, at least the vertical. I'm working the horizontal now. - Apr 29 2005
AKDC Plus for Slackware 10.1

KDE 3.x Window Decorations by rufuseddy 8 comments

what time are we on in May? Haven't seen you in so long. - Apr 29 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

What has sharp corners? Mockups? Circle some things in gimp and send them along. The sliders have no gradients. Are you talking about scrollbars? - Apr 29 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

Configuration was completely rewritten for 2.0 - Apr 29 2005
TIblit Development Screenshot

KDE Plasma Screenshots by maitre 15 comments

Transparent. - Apr 28 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

Do a "make uninstall" in the source tree. - Apr 28 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

CVS - Apr 27 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I think you're using bash? If so,
export CVSROOT=":pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/tiblit"
cvs login
[no password, enter]
cvs co tiblit

Give that a shot. And I think "grrr" was deprecated. ;) - Apr 27 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

I got that same comment about 7 revisions ago. It's been fixed for a while although the scrollbars are constantly under revision. - Apr 27 2005
Tiblit

KDE 3.5 Themes by maitre 121 comments

what's wrong with scripting an installation? - Apr 27 2005